Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
3.1% of Dumka's workforce works in small and medium enterprises, close to the typical district. The district has 4,743 manufacturing MSMEs. The Industrial Estate provides the plotted land and shared infrastructure this manufacturing base runs on.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dumka, which ranks 14 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,16,732 and formal-sector jobs at 2.9%.
Mandated services and how to locate the Industrial Estate in Dumka are in the Dumka district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dumka youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.